Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is also the patron saint of soldiers.

When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans were history. Arrogant, stubborn, and hot-tempered, Ignatius was a soldier to his core ...

About 500 people packed the Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Chestnut ... The extent of his influence was visible in the church’s pews, which were nearly full an hour before the ...

On July 31, when the Church marks the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, his “discernment” is seen as key to resolving many of today’s conflicts. When a young man joined the Jesuits years ago — or a ...

They include St. Ignatius of Loyola being wounded in battle, John Wesley’s “Aldersgate Experience,” and a the launch of a Baptist group. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches ...

Leahy, S.J., extolled the far-reaching vision of Jesuit founder Saint Ignatius of Loyola that continues to guide Boston ... Leahy said, is about trying “to shape the world, influence the world through ...

CHESTNUT HILL - At St. Ignatius of Loyola parish, served by the Jesuit ... Sennett also reflected on the pope’s influence beyond Catholicism, recalling a Muslim friend who admired “Pope ...

The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. According to the Jesuits' website, the Jesuits consist of 14,000-plus priests ...